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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
248
931
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
209
804
1356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
74
532
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
73
529
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
59
495
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
58
493
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
136
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
30
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
30 Genera with 46 Species
#ACDEGLMNPRSTWY
Achaearanea Strand, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 2006Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1869
Whip spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopella Lawrence, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1902Black widow spider5SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows8SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1904Tangle-Web Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
46 Species
Achaearanea globispira Henschel & R..., 1994
Anelosimus nelsoni (Agnarsson, 2006)⇒ Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes zonatus Charles Atha..., 1842
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Enoplognatha molesta Octavius Pic..., 1904
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phycosoma martinae Michael J. R..., 1983
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Robertus banksi Kaston, 1946
Robertus fuscus James Henry ..., 1894
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Rugathodes aurantius James Henry ..., 1915
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda connexa Octavius Pic..., 1904
Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872Cobweb spiders
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda seriata Eugène Simon, 1899
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theridion circuitum Gao & Li, 2014
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion macei Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion proximum George Newbo..., 1964
Theridion purcelli Octavius Pic..., 1904
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Theridiidae (Sundevall 1833)
Theridiidae (Sundevall 1833)


Links, sources and further information
Theridiidae at artfakta.se
Theridiidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theridiidae at dyntaxa.se
Theridiidae at gbif.org
Theridiidae at irmng.org
Theridiidae at itis.gov